Intro Poem 1 Poem 2 Poem 3 Poem 4
Read the following poems.
This Is Just To Say
William Carlos Williams
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
Answer the following questions:
- What do you think this poem is about?
- How many stanzas does this poem have?
- Who is the writer talking to?
2 little whos
E.E. Cummings
2 little whos
(he and she)
under are this
wonderful tree
smiling stand
(all realms of where
and when beyond)
now and here
(far from a grown
-up i&you-
ful world of known)
who and who
(2 little ams
and over them this
aflame with dreams
incredible is)
Answer the following questions:
- Does this poem make sense?
- Can you find end rhyme in this poem?
- Does this poem use alliteration?
First Fig
Edna St. Vincent Millay
My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—
It gives a lovely light!
Answer the following questions:
- What do you think this poem is about?
- Can you find end rhyme in this poem?
- Do you think the writer is really burning a candle?
In The Desert
Stephen Crane
In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;
“But I like it
“Because it is bitter,
"And because it is my heart.
Answer the following questions:
- What do you think this poem is about?
- What do you think is the creature?
- How many stanzas does this poem have?